Hello Everyone. I am still waiting for a reel seat to get here, so I figured id ask this now while i have some free time. And believe me, I am sorry for the amount of questions. The surf pole im doing is with shrink wrap and its my first time using it, so I'm kinda flying blind. How do I put the shrink wrap on the blank to get a good looking seam with the but cap and grips with the epoxy there? Do I just trim it and heat it right to it or should I get some winding checks and put one at the end of the butt cap and grips like with split grips? And do I apply epoxy under the tubing? And also I'm using a Lamiglas GSB120 2M blank, but the Butts OD is slightly larger than the Id of my butt cap, how can i get them to fit a little better? A seriously large thank you to all who answer. Thanks - Tyler

Tyler; I think Batson had a "How to" on their web site awhile back. You might look there and see if you can find it. If you do, I think it will answer most of your questions.

This is what I have:
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3M 444 Double Sided Tape works for me and is very clean and easy to use, Ring the edges and a spiral down the length.






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Thanks Guys. But m trying to do it direct to the blank, I'll post a photo of what i was trying to figure out, that may clear up the issue.

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These are the tow photos. The first is of the butt cap, and i dont want those lines exposed, but since i dont have any eva to go above it i was just going to do what i did to the cap in the 2nd photo and heat it.

you can use epoxy or 3M spray adhesive. get the smallest shrink tube that will fit over butt, cut the seat end square leave it hang over butt a 1/2" or so. mount it, shrink it , then check fit of butt cap and trim as needed



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